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...Martha Stewart Living has revamped its long-running Calendar page, in which the homemaking guru recorded her day-by-day to-do list ("Dig and divide hostas"), replacing it with a more generic (and mostly empty) calendar. The change had nothing to do with her mounting legal troubles, Stewart claimed, telling the New York Times it was simply "time to evolve our calendar into something different." Some other ways her magazine has evolved...
...ERBITUX Martha Stewart may have still more reason to regret selling her ImClone stock. In June, ImClone reported that its drug Erbitux, in combination with chemotherapy, reduced tumor growth in the colon up to 55%, putting the controversial drug on track for FDA consideration. Erbitux targets cancer cells by blocking their ability to absorb growth factors they need to develop. Trials for treating other tumors, including those in the lung, head and neck, are under...
Like other vertically integrated personalities with carefully crafted images--Oprah, Martha Stewart, Madonna, Sean (P. Diddy) Combs and Russell Simmons, plus product-endorsing athletes such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan--celebrity designers capitalize on the fact that popular approval equals influence, whether it's a book-club recommendation, a pistachio-colored pillowcase or a velour tracksuit...
...frustration of many bright and talented students as they struggle each day with the printed word. Early identification and intervention are the key. With the right teaching, dyslexic students can learn how to deal with written language and grow up to contribute their gifts and talents to the world. MARTHA G. STEGER Taos...
...sought to answer questions raised by the attack--the University of California came up with dozens in just two weeks. The air of crisis has subsided, but the Ivory Tower continues to find ways to address topical issues. Students this fall will find a book-bagful of courses--from Martha Stewart to the military--that acknowledge what's happening in the real world. Here's a TIME sampler of some newcomers to the catalog. --By Maggie Shnayerson...